Our surname is Grant... Baby will be sister to MiloMitchell (if she is a girl, we don't know!)
What do you think of the following? Feel free to make suggestions!

JuniperFrances... still not sure if Juniper will grow well into a woman's name? Thought if we had a solid middle name, she could choose which to use later on if she didn't like Juniper.MargaretSailor... nn Maggie, Sailor a reference to my parents who love sailing... But is Margaret too old lady? Just love the sound of MaggieGrant. Initials would be MSG though! Maybe need to consider another MN.Ivy Somerset... We are in Sydney, Australia, where Ivy is around Top 20 position... Too popular, but do I care about that? Somerset a romantic memory from my childhood, a reference to a property called that.Frances Somerset...nn Frankie. Just slightly concerned that FrankieGrant could get a bit nasal sounding in the Aussie accent!

Others I like...Maeve - but not sure about first and last names both being one syllable.Genevieve - love the look of it, but still get a slight feeling of stuffiness about it...

I voted for JuniperFrances. I think Juniper will sound just fine on an adult. Plus, she could always going by "June" if she thought for whatever reason that Juniper wasn't professional.

June 23rd, 2013, 08:57 AM

allie_j

I think Juniper is so cute! It's unusual without being weird and it would work well on an adult. Frances goes well with it too so JuniperFrances is my definite favourite from your list :)

Genevieve is one of my favourite names (it's a middle name on my all time favourites list). I don't think it's stuffy or snobby at all! It's feminine but also quite cool (to me anyway) and as for nicknames, you could go for Ginny if you wanted traditional and girly, or Vivi if you were into slightly more spunky names. GenevieveFrances would also sound really nice.

I also picked Juniper, but I have a special love for that name (and my husband doesn't like it :( so I always encourage it for others! I think it works well for all ages, and of course June is a more grown-up alternative if she prefers later.

Having said that, I LOVE all of your names. Frances is lovely, Ivy is beautiful (but IvyGrant kind of reminds me of University though...Ivy league + funding grant) Sailor is awesome and Somerset is so unique and special.

I'm going to vote for one of the names that you didn't put in the poll.Genevieve! The name itself and the double G's make it perfect for the nn Gigi! Genevieve has other nn possibilities too: Gen, Ginny, Neve, Eve, Evie, Vivi, Vee
I love the mn Somerset. It is sooo romantic! It might be a bit much with Genevieve though. You will have to be careful of some vowels if you go with GenevieveGrant.
Good luck!

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and feedback! I hadn't thought of university funding for IvyGrant! (not really an Australian phrase but of course we are familiar with Ivy League) ... DH has joked before about ArtGrant and LandGrant! ...and some of my favourite names have been crossed off the list for the same reason, for example Patience ( not to mention Hugh!).
Anyway, thanks again, hopefully it will help clarify the thoughts in my baby brain!!

June 29th, 2013, 02:35 AM

araminta

I voted for JuniperFrances and Frances Somerset.Frances is so lovely and underused. It would absolutely make my day to meet a baby named Frances. FrankieGrant is sweet and, in the opinion of a fellow Australian, no more nasally than MaggieGrant.
Also, I love the name Milo but have long been resigned to the fact that it's probably not usable in Australia. Have you found the association with the brand annoying? Or does it come up less that you'd think?